Chapter 136: Can The Heavenly Supreme Great Destroyer Kill a Supreme First-Rank Martial Artist
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
"Are you threatening me?" Zhou Shu looked at Shen Yue. "Have you not understood the situation?"
"You're the one who doesn't understand the situation." Shen Yue sneered and looked into his arms.
Zhou Shu's eyes moved, and he reached into Shen Yue's arms.
Then he felt a conch-shaped stone.
"This is a sound transmission stone," Shen Yue said coldly. "The sound transmission stone is a pair with one transmitting and one receiving. It can transmit sounds from thousands of miles away. Our words have already been transmitted through this stone.
"I can tell you that receiving one is in the hands of Great Wei's imperial preceptor." A look of satisfaction flashed across Shen Yue's eyes.?So what if you've hidden well? I still have something on you!
"Once I die, your secret will be spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an tomorrow. By then, everyone will know that you, Zhou Shu, are an expert above the third rank of the Martial Dao!
"A grandmaster deliberately disguised himself as a Forging Apprentice and even showed his ninth-rank cultivation to others. Do you think that Emperor Yuan Feng will still trust you? Will the ministers of Great Xia still trust you?
"You didn't develop the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Saber and the Horse Slaying Saber, right? Do you think they will appreciate your efforts to curry favor with Great Xia?"
Shen Yue no longer had the fear from before, nor did he look like he was going to defy death. Instead, he looked at Zhou Shu with a smug expression.
He had only behaved like that earlier to buy time to activate the sound transmission stone.
Now, he believed that Zhou Shu wouldn't dare to kill him!
Zhou Shu's expression was calm. He didn't seem angry that he was being exposed.
"What you said makes sense." Zhou Shu nodded.
This was one of the reasons he had never revealed his cultivation.
The reason was that he was unable to explain the origin of his cultivation. There was a limit to being a genius.
Yin Wuyou was a genius. She had started cultivating the Martial Dao when she was three years old, and with the resources provided by the Imperial Court at all costs, it still took her more than ten years to reach the third rank.
Lu Wenshuang, who was known as the number one Martial Dao genius of Great Xia, had received the best training since birth. This was how she had become a grandmaster in her teens.
Their Martial Dao paths could be said to be paved with countless resources. This was only possible if they had talent that was hard to come by even in ten thousand years.
What did Zhou Shu have?
He came from three generations of the lowest-level Forging Apprentices. The savings of several generations didn't even add up to a hundred taels of silver.
Such a person had a cultivation base above the third rank of the Martial Dao before he was even twenty years ago?
How did he obtain his cultivation base?
Anyone would be suspicious.
With such a high cultivation level, yet he was willing to be a Forging Apprentice, it was simply not normal.
In addition to what had happened with Zhu Chuanfeng, Emperor Yuan Feng would probably suspect if Zhou Shu really developed those sabers, including the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Saber, himself, or if he had stolen them from someone else.
Otherwise, why would he conceal his cultivation?
Who would believe that in just a few short months, Zhou Shu had gone from being an ordinary Forging Apprentice to possessing exceptional cultivation?
It was fine if people didn't believe it. But if they did, it would be even more troublesome.
Who wouldn't be tempted by something that could allow an ordinary person to possess peerless cultivation in a few short months?
This was why Shen Yue was so confident. He was confident that Zhou Shu didn't want to expose his cultivation level.
This was Zhou Shu's weakness. He had no choice but to submit!
Shen Yue had even thought of using this secret to threaten Zhou Shu to be a spy of Great Wei. He would make him kill Mi Ziwen and even control him to assassinate Emperor Yuan Feng!
"I really don't want my secret exposed," Zhou Shu said. "I think we can work together. For example, you can call Xiao Shunzhi over, and we can rob the princess's residence together?"
Shen Yue narrowed his eyes and stared at Zhou Shu, wanting to see if he was serious.
Zhou Shu was calm.
Shen Yue snorted. "How can it be so easy to rob the princess's residence?"
"Zhou Shu, if you don't want your secret to be exposed, you'd better let go of me first."
"Shen Yue, you seem to have gotten something wrong." Zhou Shu shook his head. "My secret has been exposed. At most, I'll leave Great Xia. With my strength, I can go anywhere. But you're different. If my secret is exposed, you'll die."
Shen Yue froze. He had forgotten about this.
"Hmph, you can leave, but your plan in Great Xia will be ruined!"
Shen Yue refused to believe that Zhou Shu was doing this for fun!
He definitely had a huge scheme, which was why he was hiding in Great Xia.
"There's no need for us to test each other." Zhou Shu shook his head., "Since we have each other's weakness in our hands, let's make it simple. Let's cooperate if we can. If we can't, then we'll split up!"
Shen Yue's brows furrowed tightly.?If we can't, then we'll split up?
He can just leave. I'll be dead for sure.
"How do you want to cooperate?" Shen Yue asked. Unknowingly, the initiative had returned to Zhou Shu's hands.
"Do you think you're qualified to talk about cooperation with me?" Zhou Shu sneered. "Bring me to see Xiao Shunzhi. I want to talk to him."
A cold light flashed in the depths of Zhou Shu's eyes.?First-rank martial artist?
He wanted to see if the heavenly supreme Great Destroyer Sword could kill a supreme first-rank martial artist!
Shen Yue didn't know what Zhou Shu was thinking. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying, "The diplomatic mission of my Great Wei has already left Great Xia and is on the way back. The imperial preceptor is almost a thousand miles away from Chang'an.
"The Great Wei diplomatic mission has left, and you stayed behind to play dirty?" Zhou Shu looked at Shen Yue.
Shen Yue sneered. There was no need for him to hide anything now. "Mi Ziwen killed my elder brother. If I don't kill him, how can I leave? Initially, I wanted to kill you first for interest…"
But he didn't expect that he would fail miserably!
"Mi Ziwen killed your brother?" Zhou Shu's heart skipped a beat. "Your father is the minister of war of Great Wei?"
Shen Yue didn't say anything. But judging from his arrogant look, it was obviously true.
"You're from a prestigious family," Zhou Shu said casually. "Mi Ziwen killed your elder brother. Isn't that helping you? He won't be able to fight with you for the inheritance in the future."
Shen Yue's face darkened. "I'm the legitimate eldest son!"
Although his elder brother was older, he was a concubine's son. Otherwise, he wouldn't be sent to Great Xia as a spy.
The son of a concubine didn't have much status.
But even though he was the son of a concubine, he was still his elder brother. He couldn't let him die just like that!
Zhou Shu didn't care much about these things. He looked at Shen Yue and said, "It's just a thousand miles. I can make it.
"Call your men. We're going after Xiao Shunzhi now," Zhou Shu said. "Don't tell me you can't catch up. If that's the case, we can just split up."
Shen Yue's expression turned ugly.?Why aren't things going according to my plan?
Why does Zhou Shu seem so fearless?
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yue sadly realized that facing an expert suspected of being a grandmaster, it seemed he had no choice at all.
Even if he was willing to risk his life to fight Zhou Shu, there was no chance of him winning!
He never would have thought that after spending so much effort and paying such a huge price to hide from the defenses of Great Xia, he would actually fail in front of a single person!
After Shen Yue gathered his people, Zhou Shu discovered that there weren't many of them. Apart from the two he killed, there were only five people left in total.
This was normal. After all, they didn't have many people in Chang'an.
Moreover, in their plan, besides Zhou Shu, a supposed ninth-rank martial artist, there were no other martial artists in the baron's mansion.
The seven of them had cultivation levels ranging from the fourth rank to the eighth rank. They could control the baron's mansion without anyone noticing.
After all, this newly promoted baron's mansion was the one with the weakest defense in Chang'an.
Since his identity had already been exposed in front of Zhou Shu, Shen Yue didn't continue to hide it.
He directly used their retreat route and left Chang'an. Following the planned route, he quickly chased after Xiao Shunzhi.
Along the way, Zhou Shu gained quite a bit of knowledge.
There were actually many hiding spots for Great Wei's spies in Chang'an, which had previously been swept by the Divine Constable Bureau and the Huben Troops.
How should he put it?
It could only be said that no prairie fire can burn the grass utterly. The spring wind blows it back to life again.
Zhou Shu had also asked Shen Yue what happened to the servants in his residence.
Shen Yue didn't kill all of them. Most of them were locked up in the woodshed, and only a few were killed.
Zhou Shu didn't show any reaction on the surface. But in his heart, he already had the intention of killing Shen Yue and his group.
Do these people think that Great Xia is easy to bully?
I don't know if Great Xia is easy to bully. But I, Zhou Shu, am not an easy target!
Shen Yue had stayed behind in Chang'an for revenge because he had made thorough preparations.
He had specially arranged for some thoroughbred horses outside the city.
These were the best warhorses in Great Wei, and they could travel thousands of miles in a day.
Zhou Shu was not too surprised by the speed of the fast horses. There were even martial artists here. It was not strange that the horses were faster than the ones in his previous life.
It was said that there were still demonic beasts in this world. The Demon Executing Army specialized in dealing with demonic beasts, but Zhou Shu had never seen them before.
With Shen Yao's arrangements of traveling on horses, Zhou Shu was able to recharge his energy.
Warhorses could travel thousands of miles in a day, but this was only theoretically the fastest speed.
Shen Yue's identity couldn't be exposed, so he naturally could not take the main road. They crossed mountains and ridges, and it took them five days to spot the Great Wei diplomatic mission.
At this moment, the Great Wei diplomatic mission had already reached the border between Great Xia and Great Wei.
In these five days, the capital was already in chaos.
On the second day after Zhou Shu and Shen Yue left Chang'an, in the imperial study of the Great Xia imperial palace, Emperor Yuan Feng's expression was extremely ugly.
"Tell me. How many times has it been?"
Emperor Yuan Feng was like a volcano on the verge of eruption. Originally, taking back the You and Bing prefectures was a cause for celebration for the entire country. However, he didn't expect that after he sent off the You Prefecture Army and the Bing Prefecture Army, he would receive a blow to the head.
In front of him, Ma Fengzhang, the commander of the Divine Constable Bureau, as well as the generals of the Country Protector Army, all lowered their heads in shame.
"Over and over again, spies from other countries come and go as they please in Chang'an. It's as if no one is here. Tell me. What are you doing?!
"If you can't do it, then tell me. I'll get someone else to do it!"
Emperor Yuan Feng slammed the table. With a loud crash, the table shattered into pieces.
"I know my mistake!" Ma Fengzhang and the rest jumped in fright.
"Your Majesty, I will take my men right now and save Baron Zhou!" a general from the Country Protector Army said.
"Save him? Where were you when he was abducted?" Emperor Yuan Feng said angrily. "You are in charge of Chang'an's city gates. Is this how you guard them? Will there be a day when my head is chopped off and taken away by the enemy, and they can just walk out of the city openly?"
The general was so frightened that he didn't know what to say.
"Let me ask you. A baron was kidnapped in his own residence. Who did it? How did they do it? Have you investigated clearly?" Emperor Yuan Feng said angrily, breathing heavily.
"Your Majesty, I failed my duty." Ma Fengzhang sighed in his heart. Needless to say, this was his fault again.
In the previous incident with Zhu Chuanfeng, Zhou Shu had been taken out of the capital, and the Divine Constable Bureau's reputation was already damaged.
Who knew that it would happen again!
Why was Zhou Shu so popular with the robbers?
As Ma Fengzhang thought about it, he said, "After receiving the news, I immediately sent people to investigate. The servants of the baron's residence didn't see the attacker's face, but I found two corpses at the scene. One of them was unrecognizable, and the other was poisoned to death. There's no doubt that it was a death warrior."
"Nonsense!" Emperor Yuan said angrily.
Ma Fengzhang knew that Emperor Yuan Feng was in a fit of anger, so he didn't dare to speak any nonsense. "I've found out the identity of that death warrior. He is…"
"Who is he?" Emperor Yuan Feng asked impatiently.
"He is from the great general's residence." Ma Fengzhang said softly.
"From the great general's residence?" Emperor Yuanfeng was stunned. Then he said solemnly, "That's impossible!"
Ma Fengzhang pursed his lips. He didn't want to believe it, but it was the truth. "Absolutely. If I didn't have absolute confidence, I wouldn't dare to speak nonsense."
Great General Meng Bai was the undisputed God of War of Great Xia. He had outstanding military achievements, and it could even be said that without him, Great Xia would not be where it was today.
Most importantly, Great General Meng and Emperor Yuan Feng had grown up together. He was loyal and devoted to Emperor Yuan Feng, and it was impossible for him to betray him.
"The great general will never betray me!" Emperor Yuan Feng said coldly. "His residence must have been infiltrated by a spy!"
Is that possible…?
Ma Fengzhang didn't know.
What kind of person was the great general?
There was a spy hiding in the residence of the Great Xia's God of War?
Just thinking about it was inconceivable. If he didn't even discover the spy, how could he be the Great Xia's God of War?
But it was unlikely that the general knew.
The great general was still on the battlefield on the southern border. Why would he deal with Zhou Shu?
With the status of a great general, if he really wanted to deal with Zhou Shu, would he leave behind such evidence?
"Ma Fengzhang, investigate this matter personally!" Emperor Yuan Feng said coldly. "I don't care what methods you use, but you must find out who kidnapped Zhou Shu! And I want you to save Zhou Shu at all costs!"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Ma Fengzhang said helplessly. "Your Majesty, Her Highness and Marquis Weiyuan's young marquis have left the capital to track Zhou Shu's whereabouts. Should I—"
Emperor Yuan Feng's face darkened. "You don't need to worry about them. Go investigate your case and save Zhou Shu!"
"Yes!" Ma Fengzhang lowered his head and didn't dare to stay any longer.. After taking his leave, he immediately left the palace and began his investigation. Chapter 137: Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords, Might of the Great Destroyer
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Great Xia was located on the south of the land. To the south of it was a continuous mountain range, to the north was Great Wei, to the east was the Endless Sea, and to the west was another country.
Between Great Xia and Great Wei, there were many prefectures bordering each other, among which were the You and Bing prefectures located between the two countries.
The place where Zhou Shu and Shen Yue had caught up to the Great Wei's diplomatic mission was about a hundred miles southeast of the You and Bing prefectures. After crossing two mountains to the north, they would reach Great Wei.
The Great Wei imperial preceptor, Xiao Shunzhi, seemed to have long known of their arrival. When he saw Zhou Shu, he didn't appear surprised.
"Great Xia is indeed full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There is a Saber Dao expert with a decent cultivation level, and there is actually such a young grandmaster."
Xiao Shunzhi looked at Zhou Shu. "Brother Zhou, why don't you come to our Great Wei? We will definitely not be stingy with high official ranks, a generous salary, and beautiful wives and concubines."
He actually went straight to the point and tried to recruit Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu sneered in his heart.?You probably don't know that the saber expert you're talking about is also me, right?
"Can you make the decision?" Zhou Shu said. "Are you sure you can give me what I want?"
"I have some status in Great Wei," Xiao Shunzhi said.
What a joke. He was the imperial preceptor of Great Wei. He was below one person and above everyone else. Putting everything else aside, he could guarantee Zhou Shu a third-rank official position.
Furthermore, Zhou Shu was definitely worthy of Great Wei giving these things to him.
Regardless of whether he had developed the Great Xia Dragon Sparrow Saber, Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber, and Horse Slaying Saber, at least he had the forging formulas.
Furthermore, Zhou Shu had the cultivation of a grandmaster. Such a young grandmaster didn't exist in all of Great Wei.
Xiao Shunzhi sighed emotionally in his heart. Although the power of Great Xia was not as strong as it was at its peak, its foundation was still there.
"Is that so? Then, if I say I want your head, can you also give it to me?" Zhou Shu said with a faint smile.
Xiao Shunzhi's expression didn't change as he laughed. "There are many people who want my head. If you think that way, come to Great Wei. If you can kill me one day, the position of imperial preceptor will be yours."
Xiao Shunzhi stood there as deep as the abyss, undoubtedly revealing the bearing of a Martial Dao venerable.
"Is that so? Then I'll give it a try!"
Zhou Shu grabbed the hilt of the Great Destroyer Sword on his back as his aura exploded.
Boom!
With Zhou Shu as the center, a storm-like aura spread out.
The ground beneath his feet suddenly sank a few inches as spider web-like cracks spread out.
Puu puu!
Several mouthfuls of blood spurted out from Shen Yue and his men's mouths.
They were unable to withstand the aura. They retreated, trying to avoid it.
Xiao Shunzhi's expression changed, and he shouted coldly, "How dare you!"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Zhou Shu shouted, "This is Great Xia. If you want to threaten me, think again!"
The Great Destroyer Sword had already been pulled out from his back. Three beams of starlight seemed to be flowing on the body of the sword.
A monstrous sword aura erupted from the sword.
"Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords!"
Before Zhou Shu could finish his sentence, boundless sword light enveloped the entire space.
Xiao Shunzhi's expression changed drastically.?This is bad.
The aura belonging to a first-rank martial artist erupted. His body suddenly rushed forward, and he seemed to have turned into a golden man. He struck out with his palm from several feet away, and a giant golden palm appeared in the air.
The spiritual qi of heaven and earth churned as the giant palm slammed toward Zhou Shu.
A distance of several feet was no obstacle to a first-rank martial artist. The range of their attacks was more than ten feet.
But to Zhou Shu, it was the same.
From several feet away, Xiao Shunzhi's attack landed on his body. Although it almost didn't require time, it was just 'almost'. It wasn't that it completely didn't require time.
Even this negligible amount of time was enough for an expert to make a move!
The Great Destroyer Sword in Zhou Shu's hand was as light as a feather as he completely unleashed the Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords Technique. Within five steps, no one in this world could dodge his sword technique!
Puu! Puu! Puu!
A few light sounds rang out as blood spurted into the air.
"How dare you!" Xiao Shunzhi's furious voice soared into the sky. He didn't think that the other party would actually be so straightforward and attack him immediately. Wasn't he here to discuss cooperation?
This slight difference in cognition caused Xiao Shunzhi's reaction to be a little slower, and the consequence of this was that his student, the deputy envoy of Great Wei, the famous genius of Great Wei, Shen Yue, had died!
[The Great Destroyer Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. The Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords Technique has improved by 30%]
[The Great Destroyer Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. The Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords Technique has improved by 10%]
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[The Great Destroyer Sword you forged effectively completed a kill. The Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords Technique has improved by 100%]
Five messages flashed past Zhou Shu's eyes.
Shen Yue, who was a fourth-grade martial artist, and his four subordinates, who were sixth or seventh-rank martial artists, couldn't even block a single sword strike and died at the same time!
The deaths of a few Martial Dao experts brought rich benefits to Zhou Shu.
Zhou Shu had created weapons that could kill. The stronger the person killed, the more benefits the Legendary Armament Canon would give. Zhou Shu had known this a long time ago. But there was no fixed standard for how much this was. Perhaps the Legendary Armament Canon itself had a standard, but he had yet to grasp it.
He didn't think too much about it. It was a good thing that the Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords Technique had improved. His confidence had increased a little.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Shu had killed Shen Yue and four other assassins who had broken into his manor. Xiao Shunzhi's huge palm attack had already reached him.
He had no time to dodge!
Xiao Shunzhi attacked in anger. He didn't hold back at all in this attack. The golden palm was even more ferocious than the one Zhou Shu had encountered when they fought previously.
Buzz—
In an instant, a layer of faint golden light suddenly rose from Zhou Shu's body. The golden light seemed to turn his skin golden.
Golden Bell Shield Technique, eleventh level!
Boom!
A sound like the morning bell and evening drum echoed through the wilderness.
Under Xiao Shunzhi's astonished gaze, the golden palm left a three-meter-deep crater on the ground before dissipating in the air.
At the bottom of the deep pit, a figure stood upright. The clothes on his body were tattered, revealing the pale golden skin beneath his clothes. He was completely unharmed!
Zhou Shu spat out a mouthful of blood.
"A first-rank martial artist indeed lives up to his reputation," Zhou Shu said. The eleventh level of the Golden Bell Shield Technique was still unable to completely protect him from an attack of a first-rank martial artist.
With only the eleventh level of the Golden Bell Shield Technique, he would be severely injured even if he didn't die after taking such a blow.
But Zhou Shu had not only cultivated the Golden Bell Shield Technique. The Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique was also beneficial to protecting him, just like the Golden Bell Shield Technique. Without a powerful physique, how could he bring about the power of a dragon and an elephant?
Cultivating the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique would similarly strengthen the defense of the body.
Only by overlapping the two cultivation methods could Zhou Shu only suffer a light injury from Xiao Shunzhi's attack.
Xiao Shunzhi's pupils contracted as he stared straight at Zhou Shu.?He is a grandmaster?
Although he had made a move in a hurry, and he hadn't used all his strength with the palm strike, it was definitely not something a grandmaster could escape unscathed.
This person's cultivation was definitely not weaker than his!
Shen Yue had made a mistake!
"What's your relationship with that saber expert?" Xiao Shunzhi stared at Zhou Shu.
The scene today was very similar to that day.
That day, the saber expert had killed one of his subordinates in front of him.
Today, Zhou Shu had gone even further and killed his student in front of him.
How many years had it been since Xiao Shunzhi felt such humiliation?
Zhou Shu's protective technique seems to be somewhat similar to the saber expert from the other day. Are they both experts secretly trained by Great Xia?
Many thoughts flashed through Xiao Shunzhi's mind, but the aura on his body kept rising.
Regardless of whether they were experts secretly nurtured by Great Xia, he wouldn't hold back this time!
Since Zhou Shu had killed his student, he would have to pay with his life!
Xiao Shunzhi was truly enraged. The dignity of a first-rank martial artist could not be offended!
Zhou Shu's lips curled up slightly. "Make a guess.
"Xiao Shunzhi, you attacked just now. Now, it's my turn!"
Zhou Shu gently stepped forward, causing the ground to rumble as he shot into the air.
The sword body of the Great Destroyer Sword glowed brightly as spiritual essence circulated within its three star paths.
At this moment, the Great Destroyer Sword seemed to have increased several times in weight. Zhou Shu casually swung it, carrying with it a tremendous amount of force, causing the air to emit a ripping sound.
At the same time, boundless sword qi erupted. Together with Zhou Shu's Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords, everything within a hundred feet became a sea of sword qi.
Xiao Shunzhi's expression was solemn.?This person's sword intent is actually so astonishing!
What sword technique is he using? Why have I never seen it before?
While thinking, Xiao Shunzhi did not hesitate. He formed hand seals with both hands, and golden light shone brightly around his body. Two huge golden palms appeared in the air, and they assumed different positions to resist the sword qi filling the sky.
Zhou Shu had unleashed his full power, unleashing the twelfth level of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Technique, the eleventh level of the Golden Bell Shield Technique, and his eighth-rank cultivation in the Martial Dao with the Emperor Xuan Jade Book all without reservation.
The current him was more than twice as strong as the first time he fought with Xiao Shunzhi!
Even though he was not stronger than a first-rank Martial Dao cultivator, he was not weaker either.
Combined with the Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords and the heavenly supreme Great Destroyer Sword, his attacks made even Xiao Shunzhi feel waves of shock.
It was true that the Great Destroyer Sword was a yellow-grade weapon, but the strength of a weapon was not limited to the grade of the weapon itself, but more importantly, who was using it!
The first time Zhou Shu had fought with Xiao Shunzhi, he had used a heaven-grade weapon. But at the time, he hadn't known how to use a heaven-grade weapon, so he hadn't been able to display its power.
Back then, a heaven-grade weapon was only slightly stronger than a standard weapon in his hands.
But now, Zhou Shu had already become a Forging Master and had a deep understanding of weapons.
This Great Destroyer Sword was personally forged by him. No one in the world could understand the Great Destroyer Sword better than him!
In this kind of situation, Zhou Shu fully displayed the power of the Great Destroyer Sword. Even Xiao Shunzhi didn't dare to face him head-on.
Xiao Shunzhi's pupils constricted. With a cold snort, he reached out his hand and grabbed a large saber which fell into his hand from somewhere.
The shape of the blade was strange, and the handle was almost as long as the blade itself. The entire saber was as tall as a person.
Xiao Shunzhi grasped the hilt of his saber with both hands and slashed out. A saber beam several feet long brushed past Zhou Shu's body and landed on the ground.
A crack dozens of feet long appeared on the ground.
As the imperial preceptor of Great Wei, how could Xiao Shunzhi not have a superior weapon?
The saber in his hand was a genuine heaven-grade weapon!
Boom!
Sword qi and saber beam collided. Zhou Shu and Xiao Shunzhi both took a step back.
Zhou Shu glanced at the Great Destroyer Sword in his hand and sighed inwardly.
It was still a little lacking. The Great Destroyer Sword was currently only at the yellow grade. If it could be upgraded to become a heaven-grade weapon, he was completely confident that he could destroy Xiao Shunzhi's saber with one strike!
But the requirements for upgrading the Great Destroyer Sword in the Legendary Armament Canon had yet to be met. He didn't know how to upgrade it.
As this thought flashed through his mind, Zhou Shu's eyes narrowed slightly.
It was still difficult for the Great Destroyer Sword to kill a supreme first-grade martial artist.
The Great Destroyer Sword was not the complete version yet. As a yellow-grade weapon, it was still a little lacking to kill a first-rank martial artist.
"If that's all you have, then today next year will be your death anniversary!" Xiao Shunzhi said coldly.
The long saber in Xiao Shunzhi's hand began to glow. In the light, a total of 20 star paths appeared.
Zhou Shu's expression did not change. He held the Great Destroyer Sword horizontally, and his entire body seemed to have become an unsheathed sword, its sharpness soaring to the heavens.
"You said that too early." Zhou Shu said coldly, "Take another strike from me!"
The spiritual essence in Zhou Shu's body surged into the Great Destroyer Sword. He became one with the sword and once again unleashed the Astounding Heavenly Eighteen Swords Technique.
Xiao Shunzhi snorted coldly. Although the other party's sword technique was strong, it was still not enough to kill him!
The saber transformed into a saber beam that filled the sky as it collided with Zhou Shu.
Rumbling sounds resounded as the dazzling beam of light continued to fly into the distance. Wherever it passed, everything became a state of chaos.
In the camp of the Great Wei diplomatic mission, the soldiers were all looking in the direction the beam of light had disappeared suspiciously.
They still didn't know what was happening. They didn't even know who the person fighting against the imperial preceptor was.
Before this, Xiao Shunzhi hadn't allowed anyone to follow him in order to prevent too many people from seeing Zhou Shu's face because this secret was too valuable.
He had not expected Zhou Shu to be prepared to kill him.
"Xiao Shunzhi, first-rank martial artist, is this all you have?" Zhou Shu laughed loudly. "If that's all, then I want your head!"
This was what Xiao Shunzhi had said earlier. Now that Zhou Shu used his words against him, Xiao Shunzhi was so angry that smoke was about to come out of his hair.
"Shameless boasting!" Xiao Shunzhi sneered. He drew a strange pattern with his saber and slashed at Zhou Shu's chest.
Zhou Shu's eyes narrowed slightly as a hint of ruthlessness flashed across his face. He didn't dodge but instead charged forward. At the same time, the Great Destroyer Sword in his hand slashed forward.
Boom!
Swish!
Two loud sounds rang out at the same time.
Two streaks of blood shot out at the same time. Zhou Shu and Xiao Shunzhi were both sent flying backward.
Zhou Shu flew hundreds of feet away and stumbled to the ground. He used the Great Destroyer Sword to prop himself up and spat out a mouthful of blood.
His chest was already a mess of flesh and blood, and the flesh exposed to the air was extremely terrifying.
He raised his head and saw Xiao Shunzhi transform into a ray of light and disappear from his line of sight. On the ground, there was a severed arm and the long saber as tall as a person.
Zhou Shu's ears twitched.?Someone's approaching!
He didn't have time to put away Xiao Shunzhi's saber.. He disappeared in a flash.